2m Repeater Status
The 146.970 Mhz repeater is AllStarLink node 27303. AllStarLink is a high quality analog voice over IP repeater internet linking system. Access is available to all other AllStarLink nodes around the world. The repeater connectivity is controlled by DTMF tones listed here.
Learn to use AllStar Link in this article.
This repeater also supports Echolink as node W3HZU-R 9211.
To avoid conflicting voice announcements with the multiport Arcom repeater controller, the AllStarLink node is set for no telemetry. Connections are presently not announced.
There is only one transmitter for this repeater which is at the main site.
The repeater listens on two different CTCSS tones. The main site listens on 146.37Mhz with a PL tone of 123.0Hz. If a signal comes in with this tone, which will activate the transmitter ending with a single courtesy tone.
There is a remote receive site on Conewago mountain in Dover that listens on 146.37Mhz with a PL tone of 127.3Hz. If a signal comes in with this tone, the remote receive site relays the signal via a 1.25cm band link to the main site, which will activate the transmitter ending with a double courtesy tone.
If the clubhouse is occupied, the repeater will provide a morse code “C” as a courtesy tone – • – •
If the emergency backup generator is running at the clubhouse, the repeater will provide a morse code “G” courtesy tone – – •
The remote receive site is 100 feet higher in elevation than the main site, and it is in a relatively quiet RF area. So in most cases the remote receive site hears better than the main site. Most users will keep two adjacent memory channels with both PL tones so they can be selected easily for best reception. Coverage for 146.97 can be seen on this path prediction image.
